i need help with sciatica, im about to lose my mind?
during my second pregnancy i started having sciatica problems. my obgyn told me that it would go away after i had my son. well it didn’t, my nerve was damaged and just got worse and eventually got to the point i could not walk. my dr wouldn’t write me a referral to see a specialist because pregnancy medicaid would not pay for it and have no other insurance coverage. i have tried getting assistance everywhere and no one will help me. i went to a pain management center a few weeks ago and got a epidural steroid and it has helped allot but i am gradually getting back to the way i was but i cant get another epidural. i had to pay for that one and i cant afford another one. i know its harsh to say but i would rather be dead than to go through that again. im so scared i will be bed ridden again. please help me and let me know if there’s anything else i can do to relieve my pain. ive been on any pain medication out there and steroid packs and nothing has helped. im not able to do the exercises i found online. so if you know anything else, please help.
Have you tried lying in tub of hot water? Sometimes that will release the tension in nerves, tendons, and muscles…along w/Ibuprofen or something like that. You can always go to the ER….they have to treat you whether or not you have ins or money.
The DRX 9000. It saved my life. Look up a clinic that has one near you – it will most likely be a chiropractic clinic. Insurance doesn’t cover it, and usually a chiro will include decompression therapy (the DRX 9000 machine) and their own physical therapy/adjustments.
I couldn’t WALK a year ago. I have had every treatment under the sun for the past 7 years with a degenerative spine injury, and this machine has saved me. It also is used to treat sciatica. Good luck.
Sciatica has its source from your back. It starts with lumbago. The creation and pressure of air in the stomach has a lot to do with it along with exposure to cold weather. If you are immersing your back portion in tub of water as suggested above, it would be worthwhile to put some rock salt and alum in the water which will be beneficial for easing the circulation in the area and relieving the stiffness and pain.
Acupressure on the web of the hand behind the palm for two minutes (web between the thumb and index finger), there will be severe pain there.;will help in relaxing the back muscles and allowing maneuverability to back bone to fall in place. The pressure can also be applied on the bridge of the legs. Use the thumb of the finger to use pressure to tolerable level on the points were pain is registered.
The following medicines in homeopathy are valuable in arresting the progress of the malady and towards cure:
Rhux Tox 200/1M(if pain decrease with movement), Causticum 30(left sided), Colocynthis 30 ( right sided), Lycopodium 200 (right sided)., Arnica 30/200, Argentum Metllicum 6C/30C., Formica Rufa 30, Gnaphalium Q(for back pain (lumbago)., Bryonia 30(if pain increase with movement), cocculus Indicus 30 if spondylosis is also indicated, Calcaria Fluor 6X to 30C (if osteophytes/calcium deposits are indicated or varicose veins are found).
See a homeopathic doctor to find out the medicine specifically suitable for you.
You probably won’t follow my advice but, I have the same problem. When the sciatic nerve goes off you hit the ceiling, I’ve come down with tears in my eyes and my wife has had to hold me until it subsided. Yes, I have had uppers to. It helps.
Ask the pain clinic, the one I go to is wonderful and everything a pain clinic should be, they have given me a program that I follow with drugs due to the permanent damage I have besides the sciatic nerve damage.
I am on Cymbalta and Morphine sulphate along with Darvocet for constant use. I ony use the Darvocet all the time, the others are for emergency except the Cymbalta. They’ve given me a new outlook on life.